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H. J. WILLIAMS.

LEMON SQUEE'ZBR,

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H. J. WILLIAMS.

LEMON SQUEEZER 4Patented Apr.. 19, 1892.

UNITED .STAT-Es' PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY J. W'ILLIAMS, OF NEW HAVEN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES InLYON, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT.

LEMON-SQUEEZER.

.SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 473,043, dated April19, 1892.

`Application tiled May 8, 1891. Serial No. 391,992. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Beit known thatI, HARRY J. WILLIAMS, of Meriden, in the county of NewHaven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Lemonj Squeezers; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,and to letters of referenceA Y j tail perspective of the rotaryreciprocating plunger and gear-wheel. of a modification.

LikeV letters of reference in the several iigures indicate the sameparts.

A indicates the housing or frame for the operating mechanism; B, therotary reciprocating plunger, carrying at the lower end the movable cupC, andD indicates the handle which, through suitable gearing to be pres-3 5 ently particularly described, imparts the reciprocating movement tothe plunger.

The frame A is preferably formed integral with a supporting standard F,having a clamp formed by the wing f, and set-screw f',

4o adapted to secure the device to a table, counter, or other suitablesupport, while to the bottom of the standard and immediately below theplunger and movable cup is secured the stationary cup G, provided with acentral cone G', of any approved pattern, adapted to co-operat-e withthe movable cup to press the lemon placed between them. i

The stationary cup G is provided with an offset g, fitting in a socketin the lower end 5c of the standard and held bya set-screw or Fig. 4 isa section other suitable device, preferably, however, by the upper endof the glass-support hanger H, which is screw-threaded for the purpose.This hanger H hasthe glass-support h adjustably secured thereto belowthe stationary cup, as shown.

In order to express the juice completely` from the' lemon, it isnecessary to cause a slight rotation of the pressing surfaces withrelation to each other, and in the present in- 6o stance I accomplishthis by giving the plunger and cup a slightrotation as they descend,which result can be accomplished by a number of mechanical expedents;but I prefer to form teeth on the plunger of some character with which agear-wheel or other suitable device may be made to engage to turn theplunger on its own axis.

As shown in the drawings, and as I preferto construct them, the teeth onthe plunger are 7e inclined or formed into a spiral or Worm, with which,as shown, both a stationary pin or projection and a gear-wheel havinginclined teeth co-operate to give the desired rotary movement. The topof the plunger is provided with teeth inclined at a relatively Steepangle, and the gear-wheel I, carried by the squared end d of the handleD and meshing therewith, is provided with teeth correspondinglyinclined, the result of which is that 8o when the handle is moved in onedirection or the other not only is the plunger raised or lowered, as thecase may be, but it is given a strong tendency to rotate on theprinciple of the well-known worm-gear.

To prevent the rotation of the plunger while traversing the upperportion of its stroke, its lower end has a iiattened or cutaway portionM for co-operation with a pin N or equivalent projection on the frame,and 9o pin or projection first encounters the Hattened portion of theplunger, causing the lemon to be squeezed squarely.

Then just roo before the finish of the stroke the pin passes into thereduced portion or spiral and the plunger rotates one or more ti1nes,asdesired, the rotation in the device shown being one and one-half times,causing a complete disintegration of the cellular structu re of thelemonv andthe expulsion of all the juice.

It is obvious that other Well-known gearing may be employed toreciprocate and rotate the plunger. For instance, the upper end ot` theplunger may be a simple rack and the gear-Wheel an ordinary gear, asshown in Fig. 4, With the inclined teeth at the bottom for giving therotation, or the inclined teeth of the gear-Wheel may be relied onentirely to co-operate With the inclined teeth of the plunger to givethe desired rotation, Without departing in the least from the presentinvention. l I

The device as a Whole is extremely simple and effective, there being nofrail and complicated parts to get out ot' order or be broken by roughhandling, and being adapted for ready application to a counter, table,or other support it is eminently adapted for household use or for use inbar-rooms Where rapidity and elfectiveness are absolute essentials.

Having thus described my invention, wha I claim as new is- 1. In alemon-squeezer, the combination, with the frame, the handle journaledtherein,

and a toothed wheel inoved by the handle,A

having its teeth set at an angle, of the plunger journaled in the frame,with the inclined teeth thereon meshing with the teethon the Wheel,means, substantially as described, for automatically rotating saidplunger as it descends, the cup on the plunger, and a lemonsupportco-operating with the cup, substan tially as described.

2. In a lemon-squeezer, the combination, with the frame, the handlejournaled therein, the toothed Wheel moved by the handle, having itsteeth arranged at an angle, of the plunger journaled in the frame andhaving teeth thereon arranged at an angle corresponding to that of theteeth on the wheel,

' the pin or projection fitting in a recess in the plunger forpreventingthe rotation of the plunger when raised, and a lemon-support,substantially as described.

3. In a lemon-squeezer, the combination, with the frame, of the movableplunger carrying the cup and having the inclined teeth thereon, theprojection on the frame engaging said teeth to rotate the plunger asl 1tdescends, and a lemon-support, substantially as described.

Ll. In a lemon-squeezer, the combinatlon, with the frame and handlejournaled therein, of the plunger carrying the cup and having theoppositely-inclined teeth and pin-groove thereon, the projection on thefra-me engaging said teeth and groove to rotate the plunger as itdescends, a Wheel moved bythe handle and having a Worm-gear meshing Wlththe teeth on the plunger, and a lemon-support, substantially asdescribed.

5. In a lemon-squeezer, the combination, With the frame and handle, ofthe plunger having the oppositely-inclined spiral teeth thereon, and thecut-out portion merging into the space between the teeth at one end, thepin or projection on the frame co-operating with said cut-out portionand spiral, the toothed Wheel mo ved by the handle, co-operating withthe teeth at the opposite end of the plunger, and a lemon-support,substantially as described.

6. In a lenioirsqueezer, the combination, With the stationary cup, theplunger, and means, substantially as described, for reciprocating theplunger, ot the spiral, and the projection co-operating therewith torotate the plunger While being reciprocated,zsub stantially asdescribed.

'7. In a lemon-squeezer, the combination, with the stationary cup, theplunger having the teeth extending entirely around the same, and thegear-Wheel meshing therewith, having the handle forreciprocating theplunger, of the spiral and the projection co-operating therewith torotate the plunger While being reciprocated, substantially as described.

HARRY J. WILLIAMS.

Witnesses:

L. TREDINNICK, A. L. STEVENS.

It is hereby certied that the residence of the patente@ in the grant andin the head` of the printed specification of Letters Patent No. 473,043,granted April 19, 1892, upon` the application of Harry J Williams, foran improvement in Lemon-Squeezers, Was n erroneously Written and printedNew Haven, Connecticut, Whereas said residence should'have been writtenand printed Meriden, Cormeeticut; and that the said Letters Patentshould be read with this correction therein that the same may conform totheI record of the case in the Patent Oce.

Signed, countersigned, and sealed this 3d day of May, A. D. 1892.

[SEAL] CYRUS BUSSEY,

Assistant Seeretary of the Interior. Gountersigned Y W. E. SIMONDS, Y lCommissioner ofPatents.-

